Improved ice-breaker



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

CHARLES W. DUNLAP, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED ICE-BREAKER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 58,07, dated September 18, 1866; antedatcd September 5, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES NV. DUNL'AP, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a Certain new and useful Improvement in Ice-Breakers 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of my said invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making part of this specification, wherein I have represented a side view of my ice-breaker, the handle being partially in section.

Ice-breakers have heretofore been. made with a handle of lignuln-vitte or other hard wood, into which is placed a rod, sharpened at the end, to be employed in splitting or breaking off pieces of ice.

It is often necessary to break the ice up into small pieces, so as to quickly cool beverages, suoli as soda-water, 85o., and to do this it is usual to use the wooden handle ot' the icebreaker to strike a blow upon the ice while held in the hand. This dents and injures the wooden handle, and there is seldom sufficient weight in the handle itself for easily cracking the ice by the concussion.

The nature of my said invention consists in an ice-breaker formed by combining a metal band with the wooden handle of the usual icebreaker, said metal band surrounding the larger part ofthe handle, so as to give the blow upon the ice while held in the hand or otherwise to break it into pieces. This metal band thus prevents the handle being injured or dented, it adds weight to said handle, that it may be more effective, and at the same time strengthens the handle, rendering it less liable to injury in use.

In the drawing, aV is the sharpened rod or pick, set in the wooden handle b, as usual. c is the metal band surrounding the handle, and secured thereon by shrinking, pinning, or screwing. I have shown a screw at d.

The band omay be circular or polygonal,

and the edges should be made thin, as shown,

so that there may not be any sharp angles to come into Contact with the hand.

I do not elaini anice-pick with a metal head, as that has been employed, but the head or handle is either too heavy or too small.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

The ice-breaker formed with a metal band around the larger portion of the wooden handle ofthe ice-pick, as and for the purposes speeified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my signature this 23d day of January, A. D. 1866.

OHAS. W. DUNLAP.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL lV. SERRELL, GEO. D. WALKER. 

